Portland’s Christmas / Holiday tree lighting is tonight! The event will feature a holiday sing-a-long featuring Thomas Lauderdale with members of Pink Martini. If you are going to lighting event, it a good idea to go a bit early as it is rather crowded by 4PM. A description of the lighting event plus more pictures and a videohere.

2012 Portland Stimson Lumber Christmas Tree Lighting Info:

Tree Lighting Ceremony | November 23 at 5:30PM Be Merry at the Square! On the busiest shopping day of the year, the day after Thanksgiving, thousands of Portlanders will gather at the Square to celebrate the official start of the season by lighting the City’s spectacular 75ft Douglas-fir tree provided by Stimson Lumber Company. The Tree Lighting Ceremony, now in its 28th year, will feature a holiday sing-a-long featuring Portland’s own Thomas Lauderdale with members of Pink Martini and friends. With a big tree, 14,000 colorful lights and a festive community sing-a-long, this is an event you won’t want to miss, rain or shine! Be sure to bring your cans of food to donate to Oregon Food Bank.

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